A collection of articles written by us and our collaborators about designing a museum and our experiments in science, art, and innovation.
UP CLOSE’s us and machines explores how artificial intelligence mimics humans to perform tasks in our lives and technologies that help us go through challenging times. I bet you’ve heard of virtual assistants like Siri that help you set your morning alarm. Or have you chatted with Sam, MOD’s artificial companion? So we can’t help […]
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Transforming old exhibit components from trash to treasure
One of our guiding principles is being “Sustainable for Life”. So when we come to the end of an exhibition, we endeavour to repurpose all the bits and pieces that have made up the exhibits on show in our galleries. In the past, if we could not find a new home, or a suitable reuse […]
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Words by Sarah Keenihan.
When making art is like going into the wilderness Artists make art, right? Paintings. Drawings. Sculptures. Things that exist in the physical world. But UniSA PhD candidate Thomas Folber says art isn’t just about the end point. “Art is about going into the wilderness,” he says. “You know, when you go for a walk in […]
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Words by Walter Marsh.
By day, software developer Samantha Schaffer helps provide practical solutions to digital challenges. By night, they’re making ‘micro-art’ games that raise big questions about our relationship with technology. “I work at a company called Cogent,” Samantha says. “They’re based in Melbourne and we basically do software consulting — we’re asked by clients to evaluate their […]
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Conscious Cities Festival 2021 in Adelaide/Tarntanya
The Adelaide/Tarntanya Conscious Cities Festival is underway with a week’s work of talks focused on the person-space continuum. Conscious Cities 2021 is led by Trish Hansen of Urban Mind Studio and Alex Bruhn and Michelle Howie and their colleagues from Global Shapers Adelaide Hub, a network of young professionals. To put the Festival into context […]
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Words by Walter Marsh.
Matilda has a front row seat to one of life’s most intimate and personal experiences For all the diversity of experience that exists in the world, there’s one thing every single human being shares: being born. As a midwife, Matilda gets to know her clients inside and out, and gain a front row seat to […]
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Ethos: The ethics of smart devices
MOD. hosted its September Ethos Community of Practice, an endeavour that looks at the ethics of technology and research – in this case the ethics of smart devices. It aims to foster a culture of ethical questioning amongst researchers and the public. This forum looked at smart devices as a starting point to explore future-focused […]
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Words by Sarah Keenihan.
Parinaz Ahangar wants to heal skin from the inside out. Many of us won’t ever need her expertise. But those of us who develop diabetes may be grateful for it. If you become catastrophically burned in an accident, you could require her help too. “I’m working on therapies to treat slow-healing skin wounds, like the […]
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Words by Sarah Keenihan.
Testosterone. It’s known as a male hormone. The hormone that makes a deep voice. Body hair. Muscles. Actually, testosterone is active in lots of different body systems. Women make it, and respond to it. So do babies. And placentas too, during pregnancy. Ashley Meakin is interested in how testosterone and other hormones shape the lifelong […]
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Ethos: The ethics of plant-based milks
MOD. hosted its August Ethos Community of Practice, an endeavour that looks at the ethics of technology and research – in this the ethics of plant-based milks – and fosters a culture of ethical questioning amongst researchers and the public. This forum looked at the ethics of plant-based milks as a starting point to explore […]
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